As council wound down last Wednesday, Councilman Reverend Ricky Burgess (District 9) took the time give a brief statement to the emptying chambers, down to only the necessary five to have quorum.

“Over the years council has ceded a lot of the authority overseeing projects to city planning, to other entities,” Burgess said. “If council has the appetite to, we could always change the code and put more approval in our hands. I’m open to that conversation.”

Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington) sat down with The PLS Reporter to discuss his bill House Bill 2045. This bill would require legislators to pay back their salary not earned if they resign before the 15th of the month.

This week, the podcast sits down with Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) to talk about her bill to ban non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual harrassment. We also talk about her district and what she enjoys about being a state senator. An update on the latest redistricting/state government news is provided.

Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-Centre) said Thursday afternoon that Gov. Tom Wolf declined a GOP offer to work along bipartisan lines to seek an extension from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court while the two sides work together to draw an agreed-to map, though while keeping the 2011 congressional map in place for the upcoming 2018 mid-term election.